Abstract:To describe and test TopasOpt: a free, open-source and extensible library for performing mathematical optimization of Monte Carlo simulations in Topas. Methods: TopasOpt enables any Topas model to be transformed into an optimization problem, and any parameter within the model to be treated as an optimization variable. Three case studies are presented. The starting model consists of a 10 MeV electron beam striking a tungsten target. The resulting bremsstrahlung X-ray spectrum is collimated by a primary and seco… Show more
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